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[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

Because if our conference is strong, it validates the strength of my own team. The last thing we need is the rest of the SEC coming across as 'weak.'

It must be the NY in me but i could never root for a rival team. Especially if my team was in the natl'y title game. I would root for them to get killed and look bad doing so because that will help your team in the long run.

As a Dolphins fan I always want the Jets to lose
as a Knicks fan I always want the Celtics to lose ( and any team ever associated with isiah Thomas again)
As a U of AZ alum I root for AZ state to lose every game in every sport. Ditto for Stanford.
Astros fans are self loathers so we dont really have any real rivals

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

It must be the NY in me but i could never root for a rival team. Especially if my team was in the natl'y title game. I would root for them to get killed and look bad doing so because that will help your team in the long run.

As a Dolphins fan I always want the Jets to lose
as a Knicks fan I always want the Celtics to lose ( and any team ever associated with isiah Thomas again)
As a U of AZ alum I root for AZ state to lose every game in every sport. Ditto for Stanford.
Astros fans are self loathers so we dont really have any real rivals

the only teams in the conference that i REALLY root against are Bama's true rivals: auburn and tennessee....2 other schools i can't stand, nd and wvu.
i consider myself a knowledgeable college football fan. i enjoy the whole game. so i can root for other sec teams in bowl games or games outside the conference. the problem with a lot of fans they don't follow the whole game. all they know is their team. you should see the looks i get from other Bama fans when i say i've been to annapolis, west point and a 1AA semi-final at Delaware. they don't get it and don't know what they are missing, because all they know is Alabama football. my best friend in Birmingham is like that. he'd go watch a high school game but not another college.

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

the only teams in the conference that i REALLY root against are Bama's true rivals: auburn and tennessee....2 other schools i can't stand, nd and wvu.
i consider myself a knowledgeable college football fan. i enjoy the whole game. so i can root for other sec teams in bowl games or games outside the conference. the problem with a lot of fans they don't follow the whole game. all they know is their team. you should see the looks i get from other Bama fans when i say i've been to annapolis, west point and a 1AA semi-final at Delaware. they don't get it and don't know what they are missing, because all they know is Alabama football. my best friend in Birmingham is like that. he'd go watch a high school game but not another college.

I took my 7 yr old to the Va. Tech - BC game last Saturday because it was close to home. We rooted for Va Tech because my daughter liked their band better than BC's during their pre-game shows. I just wanted to see a competitive football game. It was fun and I'll be back for next year's ACC championship game even though I can care less about any team in the ACC.

Yes Scav, she got her ice cream in the 3rd quarter. Who am I to deprive her?

Back on subject. I'm with Cajun, I'm rooting for other SEC schools in the bowls to help the perception of the confernce. I don't have enough energy to hate another school. I would be thrilled if the SEC won all of their bowl games.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

I took my 7 yr old to the Va. Tech - BC game last Saturday because it was close to home. We rooted for Va Tech because my daughter liked their band better than BC's during their pre-game shows. I just wanted to see a competitive football game. It was fun and I'll be back for next year's ACC championship game even though I can care less about any team in the ACC.

Yes Scav, she got her ice cream in the 3rd quarter. Who am I to deprive her?

Back on subject. I'm with Cajun, I'm rooting for other SEC schools in the bowls to help the perception of the confernce. I don't have enough energy to hate another school. I would be thrilled if the SEC won all of their bowl games.

Got to get the Ice Cream eating machine in full form for the Tampa meet, and multiple ice creams that GPK told me was going to buy her

[Cannon Shell]

Not knocking anyone, just making the observation. maybe its a Southern thing though in KY it is hard to find anyone who roots for KY and Louisville. In NY a true yankee fan wont only root against the Red Sox but the Mets too.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Not knocking anyone, just making the observation. maybe its a Southern thing though in KY it is hard to find anyone who roots for KY and Louisville. In NY a true yankee fan wont only root against the Red Sox but the Mets too.

I'm like you in this regard: I root against everyone in the Steelers division and anyone they have a percieved rivalry with (Patriots, cowboys raiders,etc..) I'm a Philly Flyer fan, therefore I root against the Penguins which makes me wildly popular in my hometown. I root for Pitt which makes me want Joe Paterno and his band of criminals to lose every game (especially since Paterno was the man responsible for ending their yearly game).

I agree with DDTide and Bigs in the fact that the sports are still great no matter who is playing and if an attractive sporting event comes to town, I will go with friends or family.

I have no baseball rooting interest since Pittsburgh lost its MLB team in 1992.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 3kings

I'm like you in this regard: I root against everyone in the Steelers division and anyone they have a percieved rivalry with (Patriots, cowboys raiders,etc..) I'm a Philly Flyer fan, therefore I root against the Penguins which makes me wildly popular in my hometown. I root for Pitt which makes me want Joe Paterno and his band of criminals to lose every game (especially since Paterno was the man responsible for ending their yearly game).

I agree with DDTide and Bigs in the fact that the sports are still great no matter who is playing and if an attractive sporting event comes to town, I will go with friends or family.

I have no baseball rooting interest since Pittsburgh lost its MLB team in 1992.

yeah but you won the MLB contest!!! PM me for the prize

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Not knocking anyone, just making the observation. maybe its a Southern thing though in KY it is hard to find anyone who roots for KY and Louisville. In NY a true yankee fan wont only root against the Red Sox but the Mets too.

Maybe it is a college thing for me. I have plenty of professional teams that I hate.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Maybe it is a college thing for me. I have plenty of professional teams that I hate.

Well it is about the kids and their education......

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Maybe it is a college thing for me. I have plenty of professional teams that I hate.

i agree with this. i have NO trouble rooting against the Steelers whole division and/or whatever helps the Steelers the most. i won't even watch the skins and ravens unless i have too. and it's easy to root against dallas. i also find it easy to root against All the philadelphia teams.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Not knocking anyone, just making the observation. maybe its a Southern thing though in KY it is hard to find anyone who roots for KY and Louisville. In NY a true yankee fan wont only root against the Red Sox but the Mets too.

UK and L-ville is understandable, cross state rival. on a smaller scale like Alabama-auburn. on that note, Bama fans will root for Troy St and North Alabama but not UAB.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by ddthetide

the only teams in the conference that i REALLY root against are Bama's true rivals: auburn and tennessee....2 other schools i can't stand, nd and wvu.
i consider myself a knowledgeable college football fan. i enjoy the whole game. so i can root for other sec teams in bowl games or games outside the conference. the problem with a lot of fans they don't follow the whole game. all they know is their team. you should see the looks i get from other Bama fans when i say i've been to annapolis, west point and a 1AA semi-final at Delaware. they don't get it and don't know what they are missing, because all they know is Alabama football. my best friend in Birmingham is like that. he'd go watch a high school game but not another college.

i don't root against many teams...osu and ark are the only two that come to mind. and i'll watch just about any teams play-unless it's vs boise st on the smurf turf.
by the same token, i don't root for anyone other than lsu, penn st-but i enjoy a good game regardless of who's playing.